Information for Parents
School Bus Routes
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9153 Waipounamu
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9200 Pyramid Siding
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9060 Wendon
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9126 Kaweku
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The bus routes are all contracted to GoBus, Gore (03) 208 9902. The bus controller at school is Bronwyn McCall.
As a courtesy we ask parents to text the bus driver if their child is off the bus in the morning.
Absences
If your child is away from school, there are four ways to notify us.
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Via Hero app or by logging into Hero online.
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Visit Tina at the office.
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Phone us and leave a voice message - 027 555 3534
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Send a text to 027 5553534
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Email a message to office@riversdale.school.nz
You must give a reason for the absence please so we can correctly record it for the Ministry of Education Attendance monitoring.
Stationery
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Before school starts at the beginning of the year, stationery packs are purchased via the school office.
School Stream App
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How to get the School Stream app on your mobile device.
iPhone / iPad iOS
From your mobile device go to the App Store search for School Stream
Tap the FREE/GET button to the right of the School Stream listing
Tap the INSTALL button
Enter your Apple ID and password & tap OK
Wait for the install icon to change to OPEN
Tap the OPEN button
You will be prompted to accept push notifications, you will need to select OK
Start typing Riversdale School into the search then SELECT Riversdale School
Android / Tablet
From your mobile device go to the Play Store search for School Stream
Tap the School Stream listing
Tap the INSTALL button
Tap the ACCEPT button
Wait for the app to install then tap the OPEN button
Start typing Riversdale School into the search then SELECT Riversdale School
Tap the DONE button in the top left